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Emancipation: The point at which a
minor comes of age. The age is typically 18 or 21.
Encumbered: When a lien, mortgage or
other restraint is placed against a property.
Entrepreneurial Profit: A market -
derived figure that represents the amount an entrepreneur
expects to receive in addition to costs; the difference
between total cost and market value.
Equitable Distribution: The fair, but
not necessarily equal, division between former spouses of
property acquired during the marriage.
Equitable Division: A system of
dividing property acquired by spouses during their marriage in
connection with a divorce proceeding.
Equity: The net proceeds from the sale
of a home, minus the fees of the solicitor and the real estate
agent and the satisfying of the mortgage.
Estate: A right or interest in property
or the property of a deceased person.
Evaluation: A study of the nature,
quality, or unity of a parcel of real estate or interests in,
or aspects of, real property, in which a value estimate is not
necessarily required.
Evidence: Documents, testimony or other
informational material offered to the court to prove or
disprove allegations in the pleadings.
Ex-Parte: Court relief that is granted
due to the absence of opposing party.
Executed: Carried out according to the
terms of an agreement.
Exhibit: An item of evidence presented
to the court.
Expectancy: Future proceeds from an
estate.
Expert Witnesses: A professional used
to help a judge reach a decision. Experts can include:
Appraisers, Counselors, Evaluators, and Accountants.
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